Compare A Solar Energy Installation Manager ↔ B Plumber Helper

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1 move · -$32,570 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Plumber Helper: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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Solar Energy Installation Manager to Plumber Helper -$32,570 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.79 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

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All Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: Texas median $41,950, $32,570 less a year than all Solar Energy Installation Managers ($74,520), every experience level.

Solar Energy Installation Manager: 62% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 times the share for Plumber Helper (27%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$74,520-$32,570$41,950

Gates on the route: Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.0% Texas, 8,780 openings a year

B +8.7% Texas, 800 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

62%-35 pts27%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

3.3 / 5+0.33.6 / 5

Hazardous equipment+1.10Hazardous equipment: A 3.36, B 4.46
Bending or twisting+0.82Bending or twisting: A 2.9, B 3.72
Hazardous conditions-0.78Hazardous conditions: A 3.73, B 2.95
Kneeling or crawling+0.74Kneeling or crawling: A 2.78, B 3.52
Cramped space+0.72Cramped space: A 2.91, B 3.63

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 6% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A No license for this solar supervision title at TDLR; the installing company needs a TDLR Electrical Contractor license, and anyone doing the PV wiring needs a TDLR electrician license.

B Texas: register as a Plumber's Apprentice with TSBPE ($15, age 16+) to assist with plumbing under a licensed plumber; hours count only after registering.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 26%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 38%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 0

To build: 0

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